Chapter 1

School Survival

The wind blew through the window and felt a chill climb up his spine as he looks to the boring lesson of his teacher. His eyelids are dropping little by little on his deep blue eyes. He was slowly being drawn into a sleep until his eyes were completely shut as his head is lowering to the desk in front of him. He was slowly taken to dreamland and feeling light headed little by little. He would be taken then to a world as his adventurous mind would guide him to the abyss of endless possibilities. He would often dream on something that would reflect on whatever he had watched on TV. As he was about to shoot the zombie in his dream…

"Caleb!"

He was instantly awake as his teacher scolded him. He cannot hear very well as he was groggy from his sleep, thus he cannot understand whatever his teacher was saying. As he looks upon the death glare Mr. Hawkins have set on him with his dark brown eyes, he noticed that everyone in his classroom was looking at him as he was at the center of the classroom (not a good place to sleep). His case of stage fright had kicked in and his was pounding hard because of the embarrassment Mr. Hawkins was giving him.

Things then soon settled down and Mr. Hawkins proceeded back to his boring lesson. Caleb was trying to find a way to kept himself from being asleep. He gazed outside and was soon daydreaming of the horror movie he just recently watched last night.

Meanwhile at the school gates, a guard noticed something that was heading it's was up to him. It was rather moving in a slow pace and as it made its way through intense heat of the sun, the guard could clearly see what it is. It was a man with a bloody shirt and his eyes were white. A foul smell can also be smelled as it was getting closer and closer. The guard then become a bit suspicious and thought it was some sort of sick joke. The creature was getting nearer and nearer as the guard stand up and said "May I help you sir?" But there was pure silence except for its slow footsteps. The guard was starting to lose his temper and gave the creature a 'get the hell out of this place' look but no other response were done except for its continuous movement towards its would-be food. As the creature was near enough, it grabbed the guard's forearm and bit it. The guard shrieked in pain and pushes his attacker but it still came walking towards him. He then took out his Magnum Revolver out of its holster which was strapped onto his right leg. He aimed at one of its legs and shot it. The creature stumbled down in front of his feet. It grabbed one and took another bite on the guard. The guard shrieked in pain once more and kicks the hands of the creature and aimed at shot at its head without any hesitation. Brain chunks fell out of the creature head and blood was all over. The guard fell down and was breathing heavily.

Caleb was snapped back to reality as his short dark brown hair touched and made a tingly feeling on his right ear. He looked at the clock just above the black board in front of him which states 2: 54 PM and then to the teacher. He gave Caleb another mean look. But the kid gazed upon the blackboard and noticed that there were more notes on it. He took out one of his notebook and his pen and began writing down his notes. A few more minutes and

BANG!!!

Everyone couldn't have mistaken that it was a gunshot. A few more seconds and there was another gunshot that can be heard. Caleb heard the footsteps of teachers coming out of the faculty just a few rooms across the hallway. Everyone in class was now fully awake. Some look worried, some turning all pale, some looked frustrated but some rather looked curious like Caleb does. To Caleb, he would have known it is a gunshot from a Magnum Revolver because he has experience with guns due to the fact that his uncle owns a shooting range although he would only be allowed to use air soft. Every-one was confused on what is happening and the bell rang.

Their next teacher, Ms. Johnson was standing outside waiting for Mr. Hawkins to leave his class. As soon as he walked out of the classroom, they had 5 minute talk to let Mr. Hawkins know the situation. The classroom was in deep silence where some are trying to hear what the two teachers are talking about outside the classroom. Mr. Hawkins told Ms. Johnson that he is going to visit his 'friend' in the clinic. Ms. Johnson then came in the classroom and greeted the class.

It's almost 4pm (dismissal) and he had a sudden urge to go to a comfort room. He had his permission from Ms. Johnson and left the classroom. He was walking down the hallway to the comfort room and he saw most of the classrooms and seem that most are having a group work but ignored it. He doesn't want to look at them directly because someone might notice and look at him and the others would automatically do so. He really has a case of stage fright and doesn't want to catch too match attention. But actually, most of the pupils have become undead and had Caleb mistaken but they were rather feasting on a body than doing group works.

Caleb entered the comfort room and did his business slowly but surely. He then went in front of the sink and started to wash his hands. Then screams outside were heard. It caught his attention, and started to wipe his hands with his handkerchief. He walked toward the door and stopped before it. He opened the door slowly and was surprised to what he just saw. Undead pupils were along the hallways with their dreadful appearance and come along with its foul stench. A knot was formed in his stomach and was like he was going to threw up from he just saw. He locked the door and decided to stay there a few more minutes.

He was uneasy inside the comfort room and he was walking back and forth. He was thinking all the possibilities that could happen and started to make out small plans. He was thinking on how he is going to survive, but fear also engulfed him. He stopped in front of the mirror in the comfort room to calm himself. He looked to himself in front of the mirror and look at the features he have. He had deep blue eyes and short dark brown hair. He was about 4 feet and 9 inches tall and has a light tone skin. He was now in 7th Grade this year. "I'm 12 yrs. old now," he thought to himself. Even though his body wasn't all that big and strong, he has a big advantage when it comes to fire arms. He started playing air soft with his Uncle, who lives just outside Raccoon City, at the age of 6. He got many experience and seemed like a pro. And he thought to himself that he should get himself a fire arm soon.

About fifteen minutes have passed and he decided to make his move. He unlocked the door as quietly as he can and upon hearing the click of a metallic sounds, he slowly opened the door and tried to peek outside and see the coast is clear. He then remembered that his classmate brought a baseball bat for his suppose to be practice with the baseball varsity. It could be a good temporary weapon for him. He sneaked out and head towards his classroom and minimizing his noise. When he got inside, no one was there, and got his stolen baseball bat.

When he got out, he saw a reanimated Mr. Hawkins walking towards him. He had a devilish grin on his face. He hit his undead teacher on its right thigh and it fell to its knees. Caleb did a quick 360 degree turn a hit a full base ball on his former teacher's head. It was strong enough to remove its head from its body and head hit the hallway wall. It has a satisfying crunch on Caleb's ears and said "That's payback for a while ago." Blood was scattered on the wall and began dripping down, the foul odor was still around.

He inspected the hallway and took a gaze on the bloody clock which states 5:26. The heat outside was beginning to cool off as the sun shines on the far west. As he was nearing the exit to the school, something was there on all fours. It was a K-9 unit that was already infected by the T-Virus. In its jaw was a ripped out bloody hand. Caleb caught himself dumbfounded at the dreadful scenery. The K-9 caught the scent of Caleb fresh meat as he was moving backwards, trying to keep out of the sight of this hideous creature. But the creature's sense of smell showed its worth. It looked towards Caleb's direction and its jaw dropped the bloody hand it was chewing. It was walking towards his direction, and started running. Caleb automatically ran too, he will not be able to keep up the speed of his attacker because of his small body. He opened a storage room at slammed the door at his back. The creature slammed at the door but it was only a futile act. But another noise was coming from the inside of the room. He flicked the switch on and readies his bat. But only a boy and girl were inside and were cuddled up in the corner of the room. There was another ram on the door. Caleb was calmer now that there are no enemies inside the room. After about 5 minutes of ramming, it stopped; they could clearly hear that the creature was already gone.

"Who are you?" the blond-haired boy spoke first.

"I'm Caleb. I'm from the 7th Grade." Caleb replied "and you?"

"I'm Skyler and this is Angie" he points out to the young girl appearing to be a 10 year old. "I'm sorry if we startled you at first."

"It's ok. How did you end up being here?" Caleb asked "You know my case."

"Ever since those things are popping out of nowhere, we met up and hid here for hours. We kind of felt asleep so we were not able to lock the door and then you showed up." the boy tried to explain.

"I think we'll make this room a 'safe house' for the meantime." Caleb began "For the meantime, we'll rest here until morning so we can see well."

The three of them slept in sitting position because of the room's small space, except for Angie which seems to have fit perfectly.

From the distance of the school, echo of gunshots can be heard from the dark alleys of Raccoon City.